What color is #9993BF?

#9993BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9993BF?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 191: 153 red, 147 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9993BF?

The complementary color is #B9BF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9993BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9993BF color

#9993BF rgb(153, 147, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9993BF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 74.9% blue (153, 147, 191).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9993BF color codes

HEX	`#9993BF`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, 11.48, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 24.8, 297.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.972, 31.401, 53.604)`
Decimal	`10064831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9993BF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9993BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9993BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9993BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9993bf; }
.text { color: #9993bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9993bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9993bf, #af93bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9993BF?: #9993BF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9993BF?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 191: 153 red, 147 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9993BF?: The complementary color is #B9BF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9993BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.